Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:15:40 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: crybabies----please quit clogging the vanagon list about
BusDepot
In-Reply-To: <9a.357233c3.3109dd36@aol.com>
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Chris, excellent point.
I agree this is not the forum to air ones vitriol over a transaction
gone bad, or even to ask about a vendor and get 500 responses, BUT is is
an appropriate forum to make an open inquiry about a vendors track
record, AND request ALL responses be returned OFF list!! The question
needs to be asked openly of the membership, but all responses need to be
private, as does the pros and cons of any particular vendor.
You are quite right in my opinion, that the transaction between a list
member and a vendor is a private financial matter, and all the details
of it good or bad don't need to be aired here.
I like having the vendors working with this group, but this is no place
to beat up on them when we get PO'd about something we perceive as poor
performance somehow or another. For me, without them, I would probably
not drive a Vanagon simply becasue of how difficult it is to get parts
in my area. Additionally, because of the connection of The List to the
Vendors, I am allowed to gather information about each from the
membership to determine which one I want to do business with. But I
don't drag all that out in the public forum. It's inappropriate.
Besides, opinions are like navels, everybody's got one, and like
variations in navels, - being either inny's or outy's/ /with an
occassional flat one/ - /opinions vary posittive or negative, and like
anvels,/ /they / / are pretty useless most of the time.
But like I said, airing all that here on this list is inappropriate, period.
Besides taking up band width in an inappropriate place, it offends my
sense of fair play.
And not only that, it gripes my b**t to have to deal with it on my
computer. Even the necessity to expend the energy to hit the delete
button for such stuff is offensive. I have enough to do already.
I have spoken.
Regards,
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>In a message dated 1/26/06 1:39:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU writes:
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>>I'm a bit with you on the tone of Chris's email, I agree that it was a bit
>>excessive.
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>joy, i didnt write the email with the above subject line that shawn replied
>to.
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>nonetheless, its not about "newbies" as you seem to be implying. its simply
>about people airing their grievances over unsatisfied PRIVATE business
>transactions on this PUBLIC list. take it up with the vendor on your own time! i
>could care less if Vanadepot took 5 days instead of 4 to ship an item. why do
>we all need to know about it?
>ya know.. last nite i was getting gas in the vanagon and that dude behind the
>counter at the quickie mart didnt give me the correct change, took too long
>to turn on the pump, and their was no toilet paper in the bathroom there..
>Boycott the quickie mart!!! Quickie mart sucks!!
>
>do y'all care?
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>hell no.
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>i dont either .
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